[PvK]

An interesting idea to test, but it kind of undermines the reasoning behind MEE. If one player is outstripping ALL the others, then it makes sense for the others to band together against that empire before it is too late and that empire can dominate them all. On the other hand, if there is a rival to the largest empire, then it makes sense for the others to hope those two keep each other in check, or to help the lesser of the two against the largest one. It doesn't make as much sense for all the smallest ones to gang up against the biggest two. In theory, anyway.

PvK